Thinking about working for yourself? This course covers bookkeeping, VAT, income tax, payroll, budgeting and cashflow. Marketing, social media and Xero are in there too.
The money side is what sinks most new businesses.
VAT, tax and payroll stop being someone else's problem.
You can start before the business plan exists.
Running something small means wearing every hat for a while. Days look like quotes, invoices, stock, marketing posts and watching the bank balance.
Run your own trade or service business.
Get an idea off the ground and funded.
Keep suppliers, stock and schedules moving.
Run listings, orders and the books.
Keep reports, records and suppliers in order.
Handle admin and books for your own clients.
Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every job is different, and some ask for more study or experience.
Nine topics, from your first ledger to a cashflow forecast.
Three things to weigh up.
VAT and income tax basics, not just bookkeeping.
Skills across Sage, QuickBooks and Xero.
Marketing and social media come with the finance topics.
Plus career support services
Issued by the college when you finish.
The college is an official Xero Education Partner.
Job listings, CV review and interview prep.
A new business, a side trade, or tidier books.
An advisor is straight about what this covers.
Upfront, or weekly, fortnightly or monthly.
Enrol and open the first topics.
No. You can start before the plan exists.
No confidence with finance is assumed. It starts at bookkeeping basics.
None, ever. You move through the topics at your own speed.
Sage, QuickBooks and Xero, with Xero taught in its own topic.
Yes. VAT and income tax basics both have topics.
Yes. Marketing and social media sit with the finance topics.
It is accredited by ICOES and the CPD Standards Office, and the college is an AAT Approved Training Provider. It is not a QQI course and not a national award. For running your own business, what counts is whether you can read your own numbers.
Talk to a course advisor before you enrol. They will say plainly if another course suits you better.
This course is delivered by The Career Academy, the trading name of The Career Academy Limited, an Irish registered company.
It is an ICOES accredited centre with CPD Standards Office accreditation, an official Xero Education Partner and an AAT Approved Training Provider.
Picture the month your own invoices finally cover the bills.